Artist	Song
The Skatalites	Ska-Ra-Van (1964)
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes	Over The River (1964)
Owen & Leon Silveras	Next Door Neighbour (1964)
The Maytals	Tell Me The Reason (1965)
The Skatalites	Guns Of Navarone (1965)
Prince Buster	Madness (1965)
Lord Tanamo	I'm In The Mood For Ska (1965)
The Deacons	Hungry Man (1965)
Roland Alphonso	A Shot In The Dark (1965)
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes	Rub Up, Push Up (1965)
The Blues Busters	Wings Of A Dove (1965)
The Maytals	My New Name (1965)
Prince Buster	One Step Beyond (1965)
The Blues Busters	Shame And Scandal In The Family (1965)
The Rulers	Copasetic (1966)
Rolando Al & The Soul Brothers	Phoenix City (1966)
Desmond Dekker	It's A Shame (1986)
The Silvertones	True Confession (1966)
The Soul Brothers	Lawless Street (1966)
Desmond Dekker	007 (Shanty Town) (1967)
Dandy Livingstone	Rudy, A Message To You (1967)
The Ethiopians	Train To Skaville (1967)
Desmond Dekker	Keep A Cool Head (1967)
The Paragons	The Tide Is High (1967)
The Cats	Swan Lake (1968)
The Ethiopians	Come On Now (1968)
Desmond Dekker	The Israelites (1968)
Harry J. All Stars	Liquidator (1969)
The Pioneers	Long Shot Kick De Bucket (1969)
The Maytals	Monkey Man (1969)

Comment:

This is the inevitable "Part Two" to the "Part One" I submitted recently! The 'Golden Age of Ska' was very much a Sixties phenomenon: none of the music recorded in Jamaica before 1960 could be described as "Ska" and by 1970 Jamaican music had 'moved on' leaving Ska behind. This CD starts off where the previous volume ended: slap-bang in the middle of the decade with Ska's uniquely synchopated sound at the peak of its popularity. I know there are many who prefer the sophistication and mellower sounds of the Jamaican styles which followed Ska's demise but, for me, Reggae's laid-back rhythms can never compete with the energy and excitement which bursts out of every groove on these records.

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